Obituaries

Oct 20, 2023

Obituary to come.

Oct 20, 2023

Ronald Rupert Swadley passed away peacefully on October 20, 2023, at his home in Northwest Oklahoma City. A memorial service will be held at Victory Church, 4300 N MacArthur Blvd, Warr Acres, OK, on Wednesday, October 25th at 10:00am. Visitation with the family will be 5:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesday, October 24th at Mercer Adams Funeral Service, 3925 N. Asbury Ave., Bethany,...

Oct 19, 2023

Connie Joann (Higgins) Orrostieta, 59, passed away on October 19, 2023 in Norman, Oklahoma. She was born on March 19, 1964 and raised by Louise Vernice Higgins and Harold Fred Higgins in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She married Feliciano in August of 1990 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Connie was a proud Midwest City Bomber and played the clarinet...

Oct 19, 2023

Linda "Carol" Carolyn Dines passed away on October 19, 2023 at the age of 78 in her childhood home in Oklahoma City, OK. She was raised by mother, Evelyn Calder and stepfather, John Calder along with brothers, Donald Dines and Steven Calder, all of whom precede her in death.

She was an exceptionally caring and dutiful daughter,...

Oct 19, 2023

Dr. Donald C. Graves, 81, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on October 19, 2023 after a long battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Don was born on January 4, 1942 to Claude and Erma Graves in Detroit Lakes, MN. After Don graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1960, he went on to study Pre-Med at St....

Oct 15, 2023

Anita Rose Witte, 80, of Sun City, Arizona died in Glendale, Arizona on October 15, 2023. She was born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1943 to Harold and Ida Mae Scott as their only child. She finished her education at Huntington High School in 1960.

In 1962 Anita married her love, Charles Lee Witte, upon his discharge...

Oct 15, 2023

Robert (Bob) Travis Bradbury, Jr. of Bethany, Oklahoma, went to be with the Lord on October 15, 2023 at the age of 94. He was born on January 25, 1929 in Cleburne, Texas to Robert and Bertie Mae Bradbury.

Bob, or Papa Tico as many of us called him, was the most loving, generous, and devoted husband,...

Oct 14, 2023

Kieth Ballard, 87, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on October 14, 2023. Kieth was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and devoted friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Kieth was born March 28, 1936, in Ninnekah, Oklahoma to Leslie V. Ballard and Reana Parrott Ballard. Kieth grew up in...

Oct 12, 2023

Beverly was born Beverly Anne Lundy, November 25, 1935 in Oklahoma City to Bert and Carol Lundy of Bethany, OK. She died October 12, 2023 in Oklahoma City. She was the oldest of three children: Beverly, Ronald and Russell. Beverly attended Bethany Public Schools, Bethany Nazarene College (SNU) and the University of Illinois. The day after graduation from college,...

Oct 10, 2023

Lynn Thomas Young, Sr., age 86, went to be with the good Lord on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in Yukon, OK. He was born May 8, 1937 to Thomas and Allie (Sadler) Young in Oklahoma City, OK.

He was a proud Veteran and loved his country. After serving several years in the military, he worked in the...

Oct 9, 2023

Jeffrey W. Knudslien, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on October 9, 2023, at the age of 61. Born on Schilling Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas, on August 23, 1962, Jeff was raised in Bethany, Oklahoma.

He was the son of Roy and Binnie Knudslien and was preceded in death by his parents and his sister,...

Oct 9, 2023

Obituary to come

Oct 5, 2023

Jo Ann (Trantham) Shaw, aged 85 years, passed away peacefully while surrounded by loved ones on October 5, 2023 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born July 18, 1938 to Basil Trantham and Dorothy (Grimes) Trantham in Littlefield, Texas. Jo Ann was raised by her father and loving stepmother, Mildred (Duesenberg) Trantham in North Kansas City, Missouri. She married her...

Oct 5, 2023

Mason Wayne Bailey, age 4, passed away on October 5, 2023. He was born April 5, 2019 to Matthew and Brittany Bailey in Oklahoma City, OK. He loved bubbles and splashing in the water, and he really enjoyed being outside. His special blanket and ice cream were his favorites! Mason was preceded in death by his grandmother, Sue Bailey. He...

Oct 3, 2023

Philip Wayne Taylor, 80, passed away on October 3, 2023 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born May 9, 1943, to Francis N. Taylor and Ramoth Berry Taylor in Oklahoma City, OK. He married Marcia Jean Ikerd on September 1, 1973, in Bethany, OK. Philip retired from the State of Oklahoma's Department of Human Services, Data Services Division after 37...

Oct 2, 2023

Marjorie Rose Downing, 90, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on October 2, 2023, peacefully in her sleep.

Marjorie was born on June 16, 1933, to Eugene Bezzant Peterson and Rose Coppin in Denver, CO. After graduating from Ponca City High School in 1951, she went on to study law at the University of Oklahoma, where she...

Oct 1, 2023

Janet Parish Lundy passed away October 1, 2023 in Oklahoma City. She was born on May 20, 1942 in Laverty, Oklahoma. She spent her childhood and school years at Pioneer School near Chickasha. Janet met and married J.W. Lundy in 1963, they were married for 52 years. Janet worked at Wesley Hospital and became interested in histology. After many years...

Oct 1, 2023

Robert Graves of Yukon, Oklahoma, died October 1, 2023. He was born in Concordia, Kansas on October 24, 1932 to Bernice and Glen Graves. Robert served in the US Army and US Air Force, including Active Duty in the Korean War. Afterwards, he served as a US Postal Carrier for more than 30 years. Roberts favorite past times were fishing,...

Sep 30, 2023

Wilda Ilene Eaton was born July 8, 1930, in her parents home 12 miles out of Palco, Kansas, the youngest child of Virgil Frank Eaton and Nellie Irene (Noah) Eaton. She attended grade school in the country and boarded in town in private homes for part of her high school years due to unreliable roads in bad weather. Wilda accepted...

Sep 30, 2023

William Earl "Bill" Thompson went home to be with his Savior on September 30, 2023 at the age of 89. Bill was born at home outside of Dierks, Arkansas in an area locally referred to as Possum Holler on March 27, 1934 to O.E. and Otilla "Tilly" Thompson. Weighing in at 3 pounds, he slept in an original DIY incubator,...